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Our Curse

Our Curse (2013)

0h 27m | PG-13

⭐ 5.8 / 10

The film is a personal statement of the director and his wife, who have to deal with a very rare and incurable disease of their newborn child – the Ondine’s Curse (also known as CCHS, congenital central hypoventilation syndrome). People affected with this disease stop breathing during sleep and require a lifetime mechanical ventilation on a ventilator. The film shows the process of taming fear associated with the disease.

Director: Tomasz Śliwiński

Studio: Warszawska Szkoła Filmowa

Genre: Documentary

Video: 720p

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Cast

Tomasz Śliwiński

Tomasz Śliwiński

as Self

Magda Hueckel

Magda Hueckel

as Self

Leo Hueckel-Śliwiński

Leo Hueckel-Śliwiński

as Self